Trevor Laughlin
VP Product at nTopology
New York, New York, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolTrevor Laughlin is a product leader with 11 years of engineering and product experience who currently serves as VP Product at nTopology, translating aerospace-grade simulation and optimization expertise into commercial software. Trained as an aerospace engineer (Iowa State, Georgia Tech) and formerly a structural engineer on large aircraft programs, he combines deep physics-based modeling knowledge with a systems mindset to ship tools for complex engineering workflows. At nTopology he progressed from application engineering and simulation product roles to lead the product organization, reflecting a hands-on approach to technical product strategy. He also founded Laughlin Research, building fit-for-purpose engineering applications and maintaining open-source projects like AFEM and pyOCCT, signaling a commitment to practical tooling and community-driven engineering. Based in New York, Trevor blends research rigor from a NASA-funded background with industry experience optimizing for manufacturability, performance, and scalable product delivery.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
B.S., Aerospace Engineering, B.S., Aerospace Engineering at Iowa State UniversityM.S., Aerospace Engineering, M.S., Aerospace Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology
Github Skills (71)
python10
ply10
forge10
pybind1110
clang10
modular10
3d-models10
cad10
compiler10
plm10
webgl10
llvm10
conda10
aircraft10
autodesk10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
trelau/pyOCCT_binder
Apr 2020 - Nov 2021
Binding generator for pyOCCT project
Contributions:4 reviews, 12 commits, 19 PRs in 1 year 7 months
binding-generatorpythonpython3binding
trelau/pyOCCT
Feb 2018 - Nov 2021
Python bindings for OpenCASCADE via pybind11.
Contributions:7 releases, 37 commits, 61 PRs in 3 years 10 months
computer-aided-engineeringpythoncadopencascadepython-bindings
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